Basic Description There are nine planets in our solar system and four of those planets are terrestrial planets. The four terrestrial planets are relatively small compared to the outter jovian planets. The terrestrial planets are mostly made of rock and have few moons unlike the jovian planets which are made of gas and have many moons. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and is known as the red planet.
The Terrestrial Planets of Our Solar System
Scientific Information of Mars
In july 1965 mariner 4 transmitted 22 pictures of mars back to earth so scientists could analize them
The planet mars is very similar to earth except it is half its size
The gravity on mars is 38% of earth's gravity
The viking probe landed on mars in 1976 to take photographs of the landscape and masure the atmosphere
The atmosphere of mars is 95.32% carbon dioxide
Mars' average temperature ranges from -63 to 20 degrees celcius
Mars' axis is tilted by 25.19 degrees which is very close to earth's tilt
Mars is 227,940,000 kilometers from the sun
The planet mars rotates 24.6229 hours a day which is also very close to earth's rotation
On mars there is 696.98 days in a year which is about twice as much as earth's year
Compared to earth the atmosphere is much thinner but it has a core mantle and crust like earth
The Landscape of Mars
Quick Facts About the Planet Mars
The planet mars is named after the greek god of war ares
The symbol of the planet is the male symbol
It has the biggest volcano in the solar system olympus mons
Mars has one moon
The planet has 2 polar ice caps just like earth does
There is possible life on mars and this planet will be the next human landing
It is known as the red planet because of its high concentration of iron oxide
It takes 12 minutes and 40 seconds for sunlight to reach mars
Basic Description
There are nine planets in our solar system and four of those planets are terrestrial planets. The four terrestrial planets are relatively small compared to the outter jovian planets. The terrestrial planets are mostly made of rock and have few moons unlike the jovian planets which are made of gas and have many moons. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and is known as the red planet.
Scientific Information of Mars
Quick Facts About the Planet Mars
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars
http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/mars_worldbook.html
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/mars.htm